Question

Q6. Read the following conversation and complete the passage given below.

Teacher: Why are you late, Sam?
Sam: I missed the school bus, Sir.
Teacher: You should have reached the bus stop on time.
Sam: My mother is ill. She was hospitalized yesterday.
Teacher: Oh, I am sorry Sam. Don’t worry, she may get well soon.

The teacher asked Sam (a) __________. Sam replied respectfully that (b) __________.
When the teacher told Sam that he should have reached the bus stop on time, Sam said that
(c) __________. The teacher then consoled Sam by asking him not to worry and by saying
that (d) __________.​

Answer 1

Answer :-

Read the following conversation and complete the passage given below.

The teacher asked Sam why was he late. Sam replied respectfully that he had missed the school bus. When the teacher told Sam that he should have reached the bus stop on time, Sam said that his mother was hospitalised yesterday as she was ill. The teacher then consoled Sam by asking him not to worry and by saying that his mother may get well soon.

Additional information :-

There are 12 tenses in English Grammar, namely :-

• Simple past
• Past perfect
• Past continuous
• Past perfect continuous
• Simple present
• Present perfect
• Present continuous
• Present perfect continuous
• Simple Future
• Future perfect
• Future continuous
• Future perfect continuous

Answer 2

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➤ The teacher asked Sam why was he late. Sam replied respectfully that he had missed the school bus. When the teacher told Sam that he should have reached the bus stop on time. Sam said that his mother was hospitalized yesterday as she was ill. The teacher then consoled Sam by asking him not to worry and by saying that his mother may get well soon.

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Additional information:-

The voice of the verb states whether the subject does the work or something has been done to it.

In active voice the subject is the doer of the action.

Example :- Avni ate the mangoes.

In Passive voice the Subject is the receiver of the action.

Example :- The mangoes were eaten by Avni

★ Difference between active and passive voice.

❍ Sentences in the active voice are stronger, direct, use fewer words, and show who performs the action.

Example: I missed the school bus.

❍ Sentences in the passive voice to weaker indirect, use more words a compared to an active voice and show who receives the action. Sometimes, the doer of the action is omitted.

Example : The school bus was missed by me

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